Strategies that facilitated expansion of a postgraduate year 1 pharmacy residency program across a community hospital-based health system.

Purpose: Seven strategies used to expand an existing postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residency program and launch 3 new PGY1 residency programs in a multisite community hospital-based health system are described.

Summary: The vision of ASHP and other pharmacy organizations of providing advanced training (e.g.

The impact of outpatient diabetes management on serum lipids in urban African-Americans with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: Treating dyslipidemia in diabetic patients is essential, particularly among minority populations with increased risk of complications. Because little is known about the impact of outpatient diabetes management on lipid outcomes, we examined changes in lipid profiles in urban African-Americans who attended a structured diabetes care program.

Research Design And Methods: A retrospective analysis of initial and 1-year follow-up lipid values was conducted among patients selected from a computerized registry of an urban outpatient diabetes clinic.